Festival

Victor Hely-Hutchinson

A Carol Symphony (Complete)

Victor Hely-Hutchinson is best known for his Carol Symphony, composed in 1927, from which the third movement was used for the title music of the 1943 Children's Hour and 1984 BBC children's television adaptation of John Masefield's The Box of...

Victor Hely-Hutchinson

A Carol Symphony, 1st Movement

Victor Hely-Hutchinson is best known for his Carol Symphony, composed in 1927, from which the third movement was used for the title music of the 1943 Children's Hour and 1984 BBC children's television adaptation of John Masefield's The Box of...

Victor Hely-Hutchinson

A Carol Symphony, 2nd Movement

Victor Hely-Hutchinson is best known for his Carol Symphony, composed in 1927, from which the third movement was used for the title music of the 1943 Children's Hour and 1984 BBC children's television adaptation of John Masefield's The Box of...

Victor Hely-Hutchinson

A Carol Symphony, 3rd Movement

Victor Hely-Hutchinson is best known for his Carol Symphony, composed in 1927, from which the third movement was used for the title music of the 1943 Children's Hour and 1984 BBC children's television adaptation of John Masefield's The Box of...

Victor Hely-Hutchinson

A Carol Symphony, 4th Movement

Victor Hely-Hutchinson is best known for his Carol Symphony, composed in 1927, from which the third movement was used for the title music of the 1943 Children's Hour and 1984 BBC children's television adaptation of John Masefield's The Box of...

Gustav Holst

A Fugal Overture

Gustav Holst began composition of A Fugal Overture in 1922, completing the full score in January 1923. Despite its name, the overture is not strictly fugal. It belongs to the era of neo-classicism, but apparently by coincidence, for Holst had not yet...

Philip Lane

A Maritime Overture

A Maritime Overture seeks to portray various aspects of the sea, from the gentle lapping of the waves at the start to the storms and battles later on. Beautiful English horn (cued otherwise) solo opportunity, and outstanding display for...

William Walton

A Shakespeare Suite - Six Movements

  This music was composed in 1955 for the film "Richard III" and has been adapted for orchestral concert use by Muir Mathieson, and this Concert Band arrangement by Paul Noble. The orchestra version has been recorded on Columbia Records by the...

Philip Lane

A Spa Overture

The "Spa" of the title relates to Cheltenham, England and seeks to evoke both its peaceful and bustling character, creating a montage of streets, parks and overall atmosphere, with a central section suggesting the Antarctic explorer, Edward Wilson, a...

Matthew Curtis

Amsterdam Suite, 1st movement

  “The Amsterdam Suite, written in 1995 and first performed by the Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra the following year, seeks to convey some impressions of a city I have visited several times. It opens with the waltz...

Matthew Curtis

Amsterdam Suite, 2nd Movement

“The Amsterdam Suite, written in 1995 and first performed by the Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra the following year, seeks to convey some impressions of a city I have visited several times. It opens with the waltz sequence Barrel...

Matthew Curtis

Amsterdam Suite, 3rd Movement

  “The Amsterdam Suite, written in 1995 and first performed by the Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra the following year, seeks to convey some impressions of a city I have visited several times. It opens with the waltz sequence Barrel...